A new study of fish stocks around the world found that while 63 percent of commercial species have been fished to perilously low levels, many species have rebounded when fishing pressure is scaled back. The study, which included University of Washington scientists, is the most comprehensive look at fish stocks yet.
By Sandi Doughton
Seattle Times science reporter

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Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times
The Pile River flows into Lake Iliamna at the base of the Alaskan Peninsula, headwaters of the Bristol Bay region.

A coalition of village corporations and others files suit to put an end to drilling and exploration for a copper and gold mine above Bristol Bay — a sanctuary for wild Read More …

Jihad Hashim
This documetnary explores the dire state of overfishing.

The apocalyptic documentary crisply explains the catastrophic consequences of overfishing.
By KENNETH TURAN, Film Critic 
“The End of the Line” is an apocalyptic documentary that is as beautiful as it is damning. The latest in a series of alarmist films that clue us in to an environmental crisis we’d Read More …

 
 
Bycatch
Fish and Animals Caught and Wasted
 
Worldwide, fisheries throw away 25% of their catch
According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, one in four animals caught in fishing gear dies as bycatch—unwanted or unintentional catch. Tons of fish are tossed out, dead or dying, because they’re not the kind the fishermen wanted to catch. The discarded animals Read More …

Liane Faulder, Canwest News Service 

Bruce Edwards / Canwest News Service
Pat Batten, owner of a commercial seafood business in Edmonton, insists that blast-freezing mechanisms have vastly changed how people in land-locked areas can receive fresh fish.

Pat Batten was on her way to a holiday in Puerto Vallarta in Mexico when she was inspired to quit her Read More …

Fishing News

Published  by Willie MacKenzie

The celeb-favourite sushi restaurant Nobu is back in the media spotlight this week, but with column inches devoted to bluefin tuna rather than A-list diners.
 
As Greenpeace revealed last year, Nobu, who pride themselves as market leaders and an exclusive venue, were serving up bluefin tuna as sushi.
Bluefin is an endangered species, like rhinos, tigers, or Read More …

WAX2003051203 - WASHINGTON, (UPI) — Giant bluefin tuna, Thunnus orientalis, on display at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. These are the only giant bluefins on display outside Japan. rlw/Monterey Bay Aquarium/Randy Wilder UPI. | Enlarge 

LONDON, (UPI) – Restaurant chain Nobu has added warnings to the menus of its London locations advising patrons not to order the bluefin tuna because it Read More …

 
A new report examining the status of the nation’s fisheries shows that four fish stocks were rebuilt to sustainable levels in 2008 — the most since 2001, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Fisheries Service.
The NOAA report, which the agency must file annually with Congress, identifies the rebuilt stocks as Atlantic bluefish, Gulf Read More …

Largest Number of Stocks Rebuilt Since 2001
NOAA’s Fisheries Service reported to Congress today that four stocks — Atlantic bluefish, Gulf of Mexico king mackerel and two stocks of monkfish in the Atlantic — have been rebuilt to allow for continued sustainable fishing. This is the largest number of stocks to be declared rebuilt in a single Read More …

by Thomas Elliott
In Alaska, salmon stocks are thriving. Alaska is the only state in the union whose constitution mandates a sustainable yield principal for fish. Millions of wild Alaskan fish are protected by one of the most stringent and sustainable fisheries management systems in the world.  Alaska is viewed as the global leader in the Read More …